5th Red Banner Army

The 5th Red Banner Army is a Soviet Red Army and Russian Army field army that was founded in 1939. The army took part in the invasion of Poland in 1939, and the army was encircled and destroyed during the First Battle of Kiev in 1941. The army was later reformed to take part in the defense of Moscow from Nazi Germany, and the army took part in the advances into Poland and East Prussia in 1944-1945. However, it was later moved to the Far East for the invasion of Manchukuo in August 1945. Since 1945, the army has been a part of the Far East Military District on the border with China.